Harvey is correct, I just got a reminder of the Do's and Don'ts's from Visa and it still mentions that it is "against merchant agreements" to add a fee to accept a credit card.
On a similar note, you will also find you will pay a higher percentage rate when you take a "Business" or "Government" card. MasterCard & Visa both do it. That is their way of re-couping their money on the business & government cards they issue that do not pay annual fees with lower interest rates. On a lot of the Business cards, you can't tell it is a business card so you don't know when you will get hit with the higher rates until your statement comes.
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on a different note. I was just told by my credit card company that I must have my balance paid in full for 2 consecutive months in order to not get hit with a interest charge. I have not heard of this. Usually if you paid the balance in full, you were not charged interest. Have anyone else ran across this yet? or am I still livin' in the good ol days?
OK, Ok! John will step down from the soapbox now and wait for the next rant.
John
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